The 2012 Chicago Auto Show is coming up soon (February 10-19, to be precise) and Toyota has a sweet surprise in store for attendees. Thirty dealers in the surrounding area, which compromise the Chicagoland Toyota Dealers, are sponsoring a contest in which the winner will receive an exact replica of the 2012 Toyota Camry Pace Car. This Pace Car will be showcased at the event and also appear in late February 2012 at the historic…

The Boys & Girls Club of America is an important aspect of our society. The non-profit group has many branches spread across the United States, and their goal is to better the lives of young people everywhere thorugh academic support, career enrichment, character and leadership development, health and life skills, the arts, sports and fitness and family support resources.

Why the long spiel about this amazing cause? Toyota recently teamed with ADESA and Norwalk Auto Auctions…

Toyota Motor Manufacturing, West Virginia, Inc. (TMMWV) first opened its doors in 1996. Now, 15 years later, the plant has grown substantially. Over the course of producing roughly 8.6-million transmissions for Toyota vehicles, the plant's workforce has quadrupled, growing from roughly 250 workers to over 1,000 today.

With such a large, dedicated workforce, Toyota has a lot to be grateful for, which is why the Japanese automaker held a large celebration in…

Toyota has just given one of their new vehicles to five deserving charities across the U.S. in conjunction with the Today Show's "Lend a Hand' series

Helping local charities bring hope and opportunity to their respective communities, Toyota has partnered with "Lend a Hand" for two years now. Previously, the Japanese automaker has participated in the weeklong "Lend a Hand" series, donating one Toyota Sienna in both 2009 and 2010.

Toyota is thrilled…

In February, Toyota invited consumers to share their ideas on how to apply one of five specific Toyota technologies to a cutting-edge invention used outside of the auto industry. The technologies were; Total Human Model for Safety [T.H.U.M.B.S.], Solar Power Ventilation System, Hybrid Synergy Drive [HSD], Advanced Parking Assist, and Touch Tracer Display. Approximately four months later, they had a total of 4,000 entries.

To evaluate the thousands of submissions, Toyota brought in an independent panel comprised of the likes of WIRED magazine's Keith Grossman; Stanford University's Grace Hawthorne; fuseproject's Josh…